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33 just as I try to please everyone in every way, not seeking my own benefit but that of the many, that they may be saved.(A)

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33 even as I try to please everyone in every way.(A) For I am not seeking my own good but the good of many,(B) so that they may be saved.(C)

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33 Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.

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Chapter 15

Patience and Self-Denial. We who are strong ought to put up with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves;(A)

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15 We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak(A) and not to please ourselves.

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15 We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

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29 Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is led to sin, and I am not indignant?(A)

Paul’s Boast: His Weakness.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 11:30–12:10 The second part of Paul’s boast, marked by a change of style and a shift in focus. After recalling the project in which he is engaged, he states a new topic: his weaknesses as matter for boasting. Everything in this section, even the discussion of privileges and distinctions, will be integrated into this perspective.

29 Who is weak, and I do not feel weak?(A) Who is led into sin,(B) and I do not inwardly burn?

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29 Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not?

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